Ex-Gladiators star threatened

Former TV Gladiator Warrior was cornered by a gang of four men who threatened to stab him in the neck over a debt, a court heard

Gladiators Warrior Mike Ahearne (Image: LWT)

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M53

Travel website INRIX has now reported that all lanes have re-opened on the M53 after a lorry shed its load at J7

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Kirkby

Reports suggest that a police cordon will be in place overnight on James Holt Avenue following a shooting.

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Kirkby

Connor Dunn reporting live from scene of a shooting in Kirkby

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James Bulger's mum

The prison sentence given to James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables after he admitted possession of child abuse images was branded “a farce” by the murdered toddler’s mum.

Denise Fergus, the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger and her husband Stuart (right), listen as a statement is read out, outside the Old Bailey in London, after one of his killers, Jon Venables, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 40 months after he admitted having more than a thousand indecent images of children and a child abuse manual. (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

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Kirkby

Police have said shots were fired at a shop on James Hall Avenue in Kirkby this afternoon.

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Dovecot

A man said to be in his 20s has been taken to Aintree hospital following an accident involving a motorbike and a car in Dovecot.

The man was said to have complained of pains to his chest, neck and legs. The ambulance service have now left the scene on East Prescot Road.

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Kirkby

Connor Dunn is reporting live from the scene of a shooting on James Holt Avenue in Kirkby

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M58

This was the scene on the M58 after a lorry shed its load. One lane still closed from J7 to J8 southbound

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Kirkby

Connor Dunn is reporting live from the scene on James Holt Avenue in Kirkby

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Kirkby

Connor Dunn is at the scene of a suspected shooting in Kirkby

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Dovecot

A spokesman for the ambulance service has told me they are still at the scene of the accident on East Prescot Road. We understand a motorcylists has been

injured and is being tended to at the scene.

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Kirkby

Our reporter is now on his way to James Holt Avenue in Kirkby following reports of a shooting

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Kirkby

Reports of a police incident on James Holt Avenue in Kirkby.

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Dovecot

A man has been injured following an accident between a car and a motorbike in Dovecot. Three lanes of East Precot Road are blocked.

Ambulance at the scene.

15:41Tom Duffy

M53

Travel website INRIX has reported queueing traffic and one lane closed after a lorry shed a load of clay on the M53 southbound at J7

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Dovecot

We are hearing reports of a road accident on East Prescot Road near the junction with Ackers Hall Avenue. A reporter is on his way to the scene.

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Prison worker arrested

DCI Chris Mossop, Head of Titan’s Regional Intelligence Unit, said: “This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation conducted by the Titan Prison Investigation Unit (PIU), set up with the support of HMPPS, to identify those members of prison staff in the North West either directly or indirectly employed by the prison service who are believed to be corrupt. “PIU staff will take positive action against any person believed to be involved in corrupt activity that affects the prison estates across the region. This is yet another positive example of the work undertaken by the Prison Service and Titan in reducing the harm contraband is having within prisons. “We would like to make it clear to the small but determined number of prison staff who are involved in corruption that we will look at every opportunity available to us and the Prison Service to disrupt and arrest those involved.”

Police said they would continue to work in partnership with HMP Liverpool to keep the prison community safe (Image: Daily Mirror)

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Prison worker arrested

Titan regional organised crime unit can confirm a contractor working at HMP Liverpool was arrested at the prison this morning.

The 31-year-old woman from Norris Green was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. She has been taken to a police station in Merseyside for questioning. The arrest forms part of Operation Earthly, a joint investigation between Titan’s Prison investigation unit and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A vehicle and a house in the Norris Green area have been searched following the arrest. She has been released under investigation.

Police said they would continue to work in partnership with HMP Liverpool to keep the prison community safe (Image: Daily Mirror)

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Ring stolen from patient at hospital

Merseyside police officers are looking into an allegation of theft following reports of a ring being stolen from a patient at Aintree Hospital.

The theft is reported to have taken place sometime between 29th and 30th January. The ring, which has significant sentimental value, is described as having three rubies.

Officers are working with ward managers at Aintree Hospital to try and identify the whereabouts of the ring but are also asking the public to come forward with any information they may have.

If you see a ring that matches the description on a ‘buy/sell/swap’ website or are approached by someone selling a similar item, report to our social media desk on @MerPolCC or call 101 quoting crime reference number: 18200029571 so we can return this ring to its rightful owner.

Merseyside police officers are looking into an allegation of theft following reports of a ring being stolen from a patient at Aintree Hospital, Fazakerley in Liverpool.

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Liverpool FC

Mohamed Salah has said that he is happy at Liverpool and always wanted to play for the club.